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There’s going to be a town hall meeting in Bejou Saturday morning to talk about Second Amendment rights. Minnesota State Senator Steve Green of Fosston has been invited to speak at the meeting. Green tells R&J News Minnesota’s new red flag gun law will be discussed. Green went on to give his view of the…
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Top Hat Theatre in Ulen will do something they’ve never done before: serve dinner before a performance. On Saturday, January 13, the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre will perform “Murder on the Menu.”. Before the performance, a dinner of potato dumplings, ham and corn will be served…and at intermission, there will be dessert. Judy Lewis, executive director…
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The online application deadline for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association scholarship is Friday at 4:30 p.m. on the Minnesota Corn website at mncorn.org. Norman County Corn/Soybean Growers member Corey Hanson encourages all qualified applicants to apply. To qualify for the $5,000 scholarship all applicants must: Children of MN Corn Growers directors and employees’ are not…
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School is back in session at the Ada Borup West School and while the weather has been uncharacteristic so far it will get cold later this week, and ABW elementary principal Bree Triplett reminds parents to make sure that their kids are dressed appropriately. ABW high school principal Josh Carlson also reminds people to give…
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The Women in Ag Conference is set to take place on February 6 and University of Minnesota Extension is still taking early bird registration for people interested in attending the conference and saving a few bucks. Susanne Hinrichs of Minnesota Extension highlights the purpose of the conference. Hinrichs also explained why University of Minnesota Extension…
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The Norman County East School Board met for their first meeting on Wednesday morning and it was a big one as they have appointed a new board member to take the seat previously held by Terri Pazdernik who resigned in December. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell tells us who the board appointed. Reorganization was…
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There will be a changing of the guard, so to speak, for the Hillsboro Business Association in 2024. Outgoing President, J.R. Strom, informed the association he will be stepping away from the leadership role this year. He shares his outgoing remarks with R & J News. The office remains open at this time. Strom encourages…
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As students across the region start going back to school after Christmas break, illness will continue to spread across schools. Norman Mahnomen Public Health and School Nurse Tracy Johnson says that one thing that can help prevent the spread and infection of illness is getting an appropriate amount of sleep. Johnson says that parents should…
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Minnesota weather has been uncharacteristically warm so far this winter season and the lack of snow and cold weather will likely affect Minnesota’s deer population. MN DNR Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden says that this is the winter Minnesota deer hunters have been asking for. Baden says that the warm weather could also have…
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The Women’s Expo at the Sanford Center in Bemidji that was originally scheduled for January 5th and 6th has been postponed to this Spring. A new date is yet to be announced. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please contact mkhattab@thesanfordcenter.com